FOI: £10B IN UK UNIVERSAL CREDIT PAID TO NON‑CITIZEN MIGRANTS — SHARE JUMPS TO 16.5%
Breitbart|Oct 12, 2025
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FOI-based figures reported by the Daily Telegraph and carried by Breitbart show £10.1bn of Universal Credit was paid to non‑citizen migrants in the latest year—about 16.5% of the £61.2bn UC budget—up from £6.3bn (2022) and £7.9bn (2023). The data exclude migrants who later became citizens and do not cover other services like NHS, education, or asylum housing. The rise is fueling political pressure for tighter welfare eligibility, with Reform UK floating restrictions for new migrants.
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